I.J. WEINROT & SON, INC. v. JACKSON

Docket No. L.A. 32028.

40 Cal.3d 327 (1985)

708 P.2d 682

220 Cal. Rptr. 103

I.J. WEINROT AND SON, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MART BAILEY JACKSON et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

November 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Bernard S. Shapiro, Joseph W. Fairfield and Robert A. Fairfield for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Demler & Armstrong, James P. Spaltro, Lascher & Lascher and Edward L. Lascher for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

GRODIN, J.

The principal question in this appeal is whether Civil Code1 section 49, subdivision (c), gives a corporate employer a cause of action for damages resulting from injuries to a key employee caused by a third party's negligence. For the reasons stated in part II of this opinion we conclude that it does not. In part I we adopt with certain modifications the opinion of Justice Arguelles...

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